Episodes

  • The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 3 (with J.J. Kimche)
    Feb 9 2025

    #334

    > To view Rav Yaakov Emden's "Matpachas Seforim": https://hebrewbooks.org/21115

    > To view Rav Moshe Kunitz's "Ben Yochai": https://hebrewbooks.org/5706

    > To purchase "Ben Yochai" (the font is very small): https://amzn.to/42OBaKG

    > To view Radal's "Kadmus Sefer HaZohar": https://hebrewbooks.org/21439

    > To view Rav Yitzchak Isaac Chaver's "Magen V'Tzinah": https://hebrewbooks.org/68453

    > To purchase J.J.'s newly edited translation of "Dialogue on Kabbalah by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)": https://amzn.to/3Cwoux5

    > To purchase, "Letters on Kabbalah": https://amzn.to/4hgwzVY

    > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK

    > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • AuctionChatter: Genazym 20 (with R' Moshe Maimon)
    Feb 6 2025

    #333

    > Sponsored by Genazym.

    > To view the catalogue and bid on items: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-winter-event-en/

    > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 2 (with J.J. Kimche)
    Feb 4 2025

    #332

    > To purchase "Ari Nohem": https://amzn.to/4jzQYH1

    > To purchase "The Scandal of Kabbalah": https://amzn.to/4hgZ0CW

    > To purchase “Shomer Emunim: The Introduction to Kabbalah”: https://amzn.to/3WLLXRS


    > To purchase, "The Zohar: Reception and Impact": https://amzn.to/3Eg6cRv

    > To purchase, "A Guide to the Zohar": https://amzn.to/3PWdY5q

    > To purchase J.J.'s newly edited translation of "Dialogue on Kabbalah by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)": https://amzn.to/3Cwoux5

    > To purchase, "Letters on Kabbalah": https://amzn.to/4hgwzVY

    > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK

    > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 1 (with J.J. Kimche)
    Feb 2 2025

    #331

    > To purchase, "The Zohar: Reception and Impact": https://amzn.to/3Eg6cRv

    > To purchase, "A Guide to the Zohar": https://amzn.to/3PWdY5q

    > To purchase J.J.'s newly edited translation of "Dialogue on Kabbalah by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)": https://amzn.to/3Cwoux5

    > To purchase, "Letters on Kabbalah": https://amzn.to/4hgwzVY

    > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK

    > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • The 1929 Chevron Massacre (with Yardena Schwartz)
    Jan 26 2025

    #330

    > Sponsored by Genazym. Check out the beautiful new catalogue for auction 20: Winter event.

    > Many fascinating items including a letter from the Baal HaTanya, marginal notes of the Rema M’Fano, the Chafetz Chaim’s letter to his wife, Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s personal Siddur, and more. The auction will take place Sunday, February 16 at 1PM EST: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-20-en/

    > To view the Chafetz Chaim's letter to his wife: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-20-en/lot-62-23/

    > We discussed David Shainberg of Memphis and how his story turned into this book, Chevron Yeshiva and its relocation there from Slabodka, British mandate Palestine in the 1920's, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the Jewish community of Chevron, the cause of the 1929 riots, the riot in Chevron, the aftermath, impact on today, legacy, and more.

    > To purchase, "Ghosts of a Holy War": https://amzn.to/4h80krY

    > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK

    > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Shabbos Mussaf Prayer (with Rabbi Elchanan Adler)
    Jan 19 2025

    #329

    > To purchase "Eis L'Chenana" (Rabbi Adler's new Sefer on the topic): https://alehzayis.com/product/%d7%a2%d7%aa-%d7%9c%d7%97%d7%a0%d7%a0%d7%94/

    > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • SmallTalk: Ideas on Shemos (with Sina Kahen)
    Jan 15 2025

    #328

    > To purchase "Ideas: Bereishit": https://amzn.to/4hg48ak

    > To purchase, "Ideas: Shemot": https://amzn.to/4aia5RA

    > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK

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    15 mins
  • Pri Ets Haim: AI's Role in Reviving Jewish History (with Daniel Frances & Josh Guedalia)
    Jan 12 2025

    #327

    > We discussed the Amsterdam community and Ets Haim Yeshiva, the Journal/Shu't Pri Ets Haim, Dicta & AI's role in bringing this material back to life, how AI works with texts, and much more.

    > The newly released Pri Ets Haim digital edition: https://peh.dicta.org.il/

    > Dicta homepage: https://dicta.org.il/

    > The University of Toronto link: https://pehh.library.utoronto.ca/

    > Here are specific dicta links to the Pri Ets Haim material I specifically referred to

    > Hakdamah by Moses Gomez de Mesquita: https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-005.0
    > Tshuva on Marranos https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-449
    > Tshuva on Slaves https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-478
    > Tshuva on Ship Insurance https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-188
    > Tshuva on Sefer Torah https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-407

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    1 hr and 13 mins